diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/remove-pages.html b/src/main/resources/templates/remove-pages.html
index f86dc60e..ff4973f2 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/remove-pages.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/remove-pages.html
@@ -1,32 +1,38 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html th:lang="${#locale.toString()}" th:lang-direction="#{language.direction}" xmlns:th="http://www.thymeleaf.org">
-
-<th:block th:insert="~{fragments/common :: head(title=#{pageRemover.title}, header=#{pageRemover.header})}"></th:block>
-
-
-<body>
-  <div id="page-container">
-    <div id="content-wrap">
-      <div th:insert="~{fragments/navbar.html :: navbar}"></div>
-      <br> <br>
-      <div class="container">
-        <div class="row justify-content-center">
-          <div class="col-md-6">
-            <h2 th:text="#{pageRemover.header}"></h2>
-
-            <form th:action="@{api/v1/general/remove-pages}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
-              <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
-              <div class="mb-3">
-                <label for="pageNumbers" th:text="#{pageRemover.pagesToDelete}"></label> 
-                <input type="text" class="form-control" id="fileInput" name="pageNumbers" placeholder="(e.g. 1,2,6 or 1-10,15-30)" required>
-              </div>
-              <button type="submit" id="submitBtn" class="btn btn-primary" th:text="#{pageRemover.submit}"></button>
-            </form>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-    <div th:insert="~{fragments/footer.html :: footer}"></div>
-  </div>
-</body>
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html th:lang="${#locale.toString()}" th:lang-direction="#{language.direction}" xmlns:th="http://www.thymeleaf.org">
+
+<th:block th:insert="~{fragments/common :: head(title=#{pageRemover.title}, header=#{pageRemover.header})}"></th:block>
+
+
+
+<body>
+  <div id="page-container">
+    <div id="content-wrap">
+      <div th:insert="~{fragments/navbar.html :: navbar}"></div>
+      <br> <br>
+      <div class="container">
+        <div class="row justify-content-center">
+          <div class="col-md-6">
+            <h2 th:text="#{pageRemover.header}"></h2>
+
+            <form th:action="@{api/v1/general/remove-pages}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
+              <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
+              <div class="mb-3">
+                <label for="pageNumbers" th:text="#{pageRemover.pagesToDelete}"></label> 
+                <input type="text" class="form-control" id="fileInput" name="pageNumbers" placeholder="(e.g. 1,2,6 or 1-10,15-30)" required>
+              </div>
+              <button type="submit" id="submitBtn" class="btn btn-primary" th:text="#{pageRemover.submit}"></button>
+            </form>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div th:insert="~{fragments/footer.html :: footer}"></div>
+  </div>
+  <script>
+    document.getElementById('fileInput').addEventListener('input', function(){
+       this.value =this.value.replace(/\s+/g, '');;
+    });
+  </script>
+</body>
 </html>
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